Alan James Macgregor Lawson (born 19 May 1948 in Kirkcaldy) is a former Scotland international rugby union player.
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
He played for Edinburgh Wanderers. Lawson stated: 'When I played in the 1970s, Jimmy Thain, the head groundsman, regularly let us play on the international pitch, telling us: The pitch also has to be match fit.'
He played scrum-half for Scotland on 15 occasions between 1972 and 1980.[8] He made his test debut for Scotland against France at Murrayfield on 15 January 1972 and he played his last match for Scotland against Wales at Cardiff on 1 March 1980.
He is married to Linda, the daughter of rugby commentator Bill McLaren.[9] The couple have three children: Rory, who is also a Scotland rugby union international; Gregor, a Scotland 7s international and entrepreneur founding fancy dress company Morphsuits; and a daughter Lindsay.
